Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-12-17

demon Of superstition was successfully e1orcised,
and I could talk and laugh Ike anybody else.
Aiter dinner I even ventured 70 acc9st M
nothing In the least supernatural about her; 90
once more made up my mind that was the vic.
% g ssni y e o more Pc
was ooligeo 70 SAY good bye 70 my kind friends
sss 0Hgn s, xss
come and see her in London and returned 70 ny
down s. James strsss u Saodsom nv Win S ny
young brother, when I discerned ngure II the
q &ns Sss waiting nSrs Is which seemed
that tan figure. those broad shoulders that alsrt
As w passed passed he turned his face toward ~ and
tho those features those eyes, though they had lost
stopped the cab, to my brothers intense sur.
spy rsa wnss n e. ny
King street and went into a house, opening the
door With iatch:key, and shutting Il behind him:
decided on ringing the bell; it was answered By
decorous- looking man servant.
60, What = ne name OF that GENTLEMAN who has
s.: Surely & s ss. xs: e s:a 'D
the servant looked doubtfully at me- swami to
see him, sir" "N-no-" stammered, quite una
WasS asS :, this %
me AZ that moment in his opinion, was Clearly
Now. what shall dot shall call on Mr.. Lovett,
ana speak TO him, or should warn Miss Hildyardf
. With sns pRss ot ssS
people whom had never met. never even heard
the names OF beforef
OF disOrdered fmaginstiOni I should only be
laugneo at Tor my pains and treated with In
ereduty But again ought 70 keep such an ex.
TIL my brain reeled, and nding at last that every
or e1ss s1ssa Ss
notion OF thinking seriously OF believing such
Wildly Imaginary case-as, OF oourse, could only
their course, ana be guided BY circumstances.
~: A week or two passed had seen Mabel several
times and at last had venturod on asking her that
question on which all my happiness depended.
need not describe here my Joy at receiving the re-
ply longed for from the sweetest lips that ever
her mother being @ I'd law Dr one
ised should not have to wait long, and our mar.
rage was settled TO take place as soon after Raster
In the meanwhile waited as patiently as might
De, spending my time between business in London
ana nyng VISITS to friends for hunting. &C. until
One morning freceived a note from some friends
bali At kyde had nothing parscui St 70 d. d.
and Mabel was away on q visit, accepted the in.
vitation and went down the same day.
found my friends had taken rooms in the hotel,
ana were large and lively party. In the evening
the waiter came to me and asked, alphabetically
woue m 1n1 Snannsng my which was
telegram from young married couple engaging
room FOR that night, and, owing 10 the pressure
the exception OF q small one next door to mine,
which they asked me to take. OF course con-
ene and things were Moved
the morning, and was sitting by my open window
smoking cigarette, and listening to the dull boom
their seemed to come over me again that strange
chill OF fear had felt once before. My senses
seemed preternaturally sharpened, and above the
gentle rush Of the waves. could hear somebody
breathing In the next room. l listened intsntly-
fearing knew not what the breathing came
ments. The rest Of the hotel was Wrspped in
sleep. / rose TO my feet, feeling sure that some
thing was wrong, when heard a short struggle
womsns voice, That ha1nts me sun rushed TO
the door, and was met on the threshold by-I knew
seen n ny sr s or Hs
front and right arm were stained with blood, and
ID ms right hand he grasped q razor. from which
sanity shone In his eyes, as with q demonical
shrek Of laughter. he hung himself upon me.
~ NOW began most fearful struggle for life.
tered in an intense desire to rush past him to
ton causing me to hold the arm in Winch he
held his weapon. However. 1 was soon REIN
forced BY hurrying crowd OF servants and VS.
lots 81 IN the most grotesque attire with horror
he was dragged from me by main force and
t nsd n @oMn d Sy many while ou. open
scene had feared, nay, knew should see .'' 'H'
% &c sss % a 'ns wnS Ss
hall on, the bed lay that inaninate form, blood
stains all over the clothes and floor. The people
nized the featured Of her whom had known as
The rest Of my story is soon told. had to give
evidence before the magistrates as to what I had
seen, and the unfortunate Lovett Mho had sunk
friends.
! found that I had received in my struggle
With him severe wound In the shoulder, the loss
OF blood from which, acting upon q highly excited
Draln caused q severe illness which confined me
, 70 my ZOO, room ror many weeks, during much Of
When at last, much reduced In strength. and
with my nerves considerably shatteaed, crept
had left forever. was ordered long sea voyage
ana my brave and loving Mabel insisted upon our
immediate marriage so that she could accompany
only my life, but what was thought almost doubt.
ful Of one time, my reason; for the misery OF re-
gret suffered, added to the horror of the events
preyed upon my nerves to such an extent that
was nearly sinking into state Of settled meian.
chOlia.
However, change OF scene, and her bright ana
tender companionship acted like a charm, and be-
fore many months my health was re established
but my haunting self-reproach can never be
stilled.
Had 1t not been for my cowardly fear Of rfdicule,
perchance this terrible tragedy might have been
averted Even II had been looked upon as q Wis
iOnary II might have come to light that there was
insanity In the Lovett family Gas l have since
learnt was the case, and the poor girls relations
might have delayed or even prevented the mar
nage. Who knowsf cannot enter into the vexed
question OF psychics. All know Ia that these
events happened to me exactly as have written
them down. and II did not act upon them 1t was
not because had not been Observation-Disclosures
Saturday Smiles.
weather."
Ice cream man-"Beastly weather."-1sd-Bas.
Women are the dearest, cutest creatures in the
world, but they can't tell how shoe hts till they
see the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Republican.
IT'S said we have . hundred women
Over hundred years Of are.
But then. the paper doesn't mention